Beth Israel (OOB) Original Exterior "Congregation Beth El of Old Orchard Beach opened in 1912 to serve the needs of Jewish tourists and summer residents in this resort town. This was the original building"
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Beth Israel (OOB) refurbished exterior "Refurbished on the same stop on Old Orchard Beach's East Grand Ave. Congregation Beth Israel still holds services for Jewish summer visitors and year round residents"
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Claire and Ruby at Old Orchard Beach Ruby Levine [featherweight champ of Maine ]dated my aunt Claire Pollack (Brooklyn) and my mother had some old photos of them in her photo album which was passed on to me. My Aunt Claire was a sister of Louis Pollack a Maine resident. Louis was married t
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Dave Glovsky Guesses Weight of Louis Armstrong pg 94 " Dave 'the Guesser' Glovsky guesses Louis Armstrong's weight during a break from one of Sachmo's musical performances at the OOB pier. For years, Glovsky was a fixture at the OOB amusement park, guessing the weight and age of his customers."
(1956) - Abe Peck & Jean M Peck
Lafayette Hotel : three postcard images pg 55 "This [second] postcard was for sale at the Lafayette Hotel, which comprised several buildings with many modern amenties for the time. Among the guests were members of the Bronfman family Rabbi Solomon Schechter (Jewish Theological Seminary) …"
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Old Orchard Beach group I took the photos with my Brownie camera. I was 15 years of age, and
the others are about the same age.
I took the photos with my Brownie camera. I was 15 years of age, and
the others are about the same age: Charlotte Rolnick Schwab
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